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Great Britain: a campaign against bullying at work has been launched.
According to a study made by the Chartered Management Institute and by the association of fight against harassment at work, Andrea Adams Trust, the lack of managerial skills is the main factor...
4 September 2007
Germany: changes at the head of IG Metall trade union
This is a small revolution. Starting from November, the largest German metalworkers union, IG Metall, should be run by two “reformists”. Berthold Huber, 57, currently IG Metall's number 2 and...
3 September 2007
Germany: the Deutsche Post’s competitors created their own employers’ organization
To avoid the minimum wage from 9 to 10 euros wished by the Deutsche Post, the two contender companies, Pin Group AG and TNT AG created a new employers' organization, entitled "community of...
3 September 2007
International: the ILO is guiding the legislator through the elaboration of standards on private employment agencies
The International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies (CIETT) congratulated itself on the ILO's publication of a guide on the regulation and the control of private employment agencies...
3 September 2007
EU: actual retirement age remains well below legal age
In most European union countries, legal retirement age, that is the age when rights to full pension are open, tends to vary between 60 and 65 years old for women and between 62 and 65 for men...
3 September 2007
Netherlands: the dismissal reform is being negotiated again
Since August 30, the plan to soften the law on dismissals (see our story 070669) no longer exists: the compromise found by Piet Hein Donner, the Minister of Social Affairs, did not form a...
3 September 2007
International: are printers dangerous for workers’ health ?
According to a study made by the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, published in August in the Environmental Science and Technology review, companies' laser printers could cause...
3 September 2007
Austria: postal employees are suffering from the war on prices
Whereas the Österreichische Post AG's management is having trouble negotiating the suppression of 1.500 mailmen's jobs, the announcement of one of its largest customers leaving can mean that...
30 August 2007
Italy: a protocol on how to deal with the consequences of UniCredit-Capitalia’s merger on working conditions and employment
On August 3, the future group UniCredit-Capitalia and trade union organizations signed the first "protocol for the management of the integration process" as part of the merger procedure which...
30 August 2007
Porsche EC: a supervisory board without no Volkswagen’s staff representative
Volkswagen's staff representatives are furious : the new European company which now runs the Porsche group's involvement into Porsche AG (100%) and into Volkswagen AG (30.9%), refused to appoint...
30 August 2007
Great Britain: unions are worried about the increase in violence on employees in contact with the public
Facing the developpment of violence on the employees of several sectors who work in direct contact with the public, unions are asking for a better protection of these workers and to make employers...
29 August 2007
Poland: controversy over the conclusion of the agreement on the minimum wage increase
On August 27, the government and the Solidarnosc union signed an agreement on the increase of minimum wage, starting in 2008, to bring it to 40% of the average income. The agreement also sets the...
29 August 2007
Belgium: trade unions and the Charleroi airport’s management signed a social peace agreement
After several industrial disputes at Charleroi airport and after the threat uttered by Ryanair, main economic operator in the airport, to stop its connections with this destination, unions and the...
29 August 2007
Denmark: the law which forbids to smoke out their colleagues came into effect
With a view of protecting employees from passive smoke, the new law, which came into effect on August 15, forbids smoking on workplaces, but allows cigarettes when there is no risk of passive...
29 August 2007
Netherlands: wages were frozen in the postal group TNT
The postal group TNT (former Royal Post TGP), which is going to loose, on January 1, 2008, its monopoly on letters under 50 grams, announced, on August 27, 2007, that the workforce's wages will be...
29 August 2007
Spain: the implementation decree of the law on subcontracting in the building sector was published
This royal decree published on August 25 comes within the double line of the October 2006 law which regulated the appeal to subcontracting in the building sector (see our story 061055), and of the...
28 August 2007
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association
The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...
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12 March 2026
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2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?
mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...
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Spain: business support package to tackle the economic impact of the Middle East conflict
The Spanish government approved a series of measures on 20 March to support companies facing rising energy prices. In return, these businesses are prohibited from making redundancies for economic...
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Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”
Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...
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EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules
The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...
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20 March 2026
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United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...
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6 March 2026